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POLITICS

Is Shinde wanting to exit HM's post?
The grapevine is that Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde wants to move out of HM's portfolio.

Is Ajit Singh micro managing aviation sector ?
The whispers in the aviation sector are that Ajit Singh is interfering too much in the private airlines business. Right from expressing displeasure over air price fare wars to the Tata -Air Asia JV, the minister has expressed displeasure and send missives .

Why is Rajnath focusing on South ?
The whispers doing the rounds in BJP are that Rajnath Singh is focusing on Andhra and Tamil Nadu because of a debacle of performance of Congress and DMK in these states. Also they are working hard towards keeping above water in Karnataka which is going to polls in May say inside sources.

Is situation out of Mamata's hand?
There is a sense of disillusionment in a section of TMC government the violence that the party has been involved in has brought it shame . Some say the situation is out of Didi's hand and the party workers are drunk on power.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega Agla CAG (2) ? Ajit Seth
99 per cent Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth is going to get an extension. One per cent chances are however there of his becoming the next Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). Seth is a UP cadre IAS officer of 1974 batch.

Muhnot to be CMD of IDBI ?
S Muhnot, Chairman and Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India is likely to be appointed new CMD of the IDBI.

Bunker to be new Member, CCI !
S L Bunker is likely to succeed R Prasad as new Member of the Competition Commission of India(CCI). He was earlier Secretary of the Commission. IRS officer Prasad is retiring by this month end.

Jai Priye Prakash to join GoI
Jai Priye Prakash is returning to the Government of India most probably as Additional Secretary DoPT.He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Vijay Lakshmi Gupta is new Member, TRAI
Vijay Lakshmi Gupta has been appointed as Member (Finance), TRAI. She is a 1974 batch retired IDAS officer.
(We said this on January11, 2013)

Nine IPS officers retiring in February
As many as nine officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) of various batches and cadres are retiring in February, 2013. The officers include: Lokendra Sharma of Andhra Pradesh cadre while G K Chetia of AGMUT Chitranjan Singh and F M Guard of Gujarat cadre. Similarly, Gauri Shankar Rath of Jharkhand is also retiring in this month; K G Premshankar of Kerala cadre; R P Singh of Madhya Pradesh cadre; A Alexander Mohan of Tamil Nadu and K P Prabhakara Rao of West Bengal cadre.

Tripathi is new JS, MSME in GoI
Surendra Nath Tripathi has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Department of MSME in the Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
(We said this on February 5, 2013)

P C Jain selected as Director (Marketing), BEL
P C Jain, GM, BEL, has been selected for the post of Director (Marketing), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 25, 2013. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

Devraj is new Director, DoPT
M Devraj has been appointed new Director in the Department of Personnel and Training. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Gupta to join as Ambassador next month
BK Gupta will soon take charge next month as the next Ambassador to the Republic of Italy. Presently, he is Additional Secretary (CPV) in the MEA.

GM level reshuffle in RBI
GM level reshuffle is expected to take place in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in June.

Paliwal to get one year extension ?
C B Paliwal, Joint Secretary in the Department of Personnel is likely to get one year extension in deputation tenure. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Official list of Bank CMDs and EDs after one month ?
Official list of the selected EDs and CMDs of the Banks is likely only after the vigilance clearance next month.

Sudhir Pratap Singh all set to join at CRPF HQ as IG
Sudhir Pratap Singh is all set to take charge at CRPF HQ in Delhi as Inspector General of Police. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre who has been serving in Srinagar as IG, CRPF.

Five posts of Judges vacant in Supreme Court
As many as five posts of Judges have been lying vacant in Supreme Court of India.

Allahabad HC Judge Sunil Hali retires
Allahabad High Court Judge, Sunil Hali has retired on February 22, 2013.

Waziri poised to be appointed as Delhi High Court Judge?
As the grapevine has it, Nazmi Waziri may soon be appointed as Delhi High Court Judge.

Rajiv to be DGP, Jharkhand; guessing game goes on whether it would be Kumar or Jain?
With only three days left for Jharkhand to see its new DGP and to see off its incumbent one; the guessing game still goes on whether it will be Rajiv Jain or the junior one Rajiv Kumar to make it for the coveted slot. Though Kumar's name had been cleared much earlier, in the post Presidential rule Jain's name had resurfaced as the brightest candidate. Now the countdown has shrunk to hours whether Jharkhand will see Kumar or Jain as its new DGP. Jain, Joint Director Intelligence IB is 1980 batch IPS officer whereas Kumar, a 1981 batch IPS officer, is serving as DG Home Guards in Jharkhand.

Will Raghavan be the new Director (Medical), CRPF?
Whispers in power corridors have it that Raghavan IG (Medical), CRPF may have the fair chances of making it as Director (Medical) CRPF after A.K. Dhawan would take charge on 1st March as ADG (Medical) MHA. With retirement period left more than a year Raghawan's chances may be brighter whereas S N Nimesh's (IG Medical BSF) retirement scheduled in the month of May this year would make his chances bleak. The contest seems sturdy.

Anil Kumar poised to be appointed as Jharkhand HC Judge
As the grapevine has it, Anil Kumar's may soon be cleared for appointment as the Judge of Jharkhand High Court

Daljeet Singh empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Daljeet Singh has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch officer of Indian Economic Service (IES).

Leo Miranda posted as DAG in PAG office, Mumbai
Leo Miranda, Deputy Director in the office of Principal Director of Commercial Audit & Ex-Officio Member Audit Board-III, New Delhi branch Bhopal, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Accountant General (A/cs & VLC), in the office of Principal Accountant General (A&E)-I, Maharashtra, Mumbai.

Air Force conducts Common Test for enlistment of Officers
A total of 5532 candidates from all over central India appeared for the Common Admission Test (AFCAT) conducted by Air Force in order to join IAF as officers in various branches at Nagpur.

Major IAS &IPS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle 244 IAS, IPS and PCS officers have been affected in Uttar Pradesh.

2 posts are vacant (whole time Members) Ministry of Home Affairs, Deptt. Of Border Management

Ministry of Home Affairs, Deptt. Of Border Management invited Applications for Two whole time Members in the scale of Joint Secretary to the Govt of India. Details are available on the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs,(http://mha.nic.in).
Last date for applications is 28 February 2013.

Dr Nalin Shinghal is new CMD of CEL (UPDATED)
Dr Nalin Shinghal has assumed the charge as CMD of Central Electronics Limited (Public Sector Enterprise) CEL is under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. Shinghal was Director - Tourism & Marketing at IRCTC from January 2007 till February 2013. He has a significant career in PSU where he has held key position in the past he was Managing Director - Holding Charge at IRCTC; Director/ Planning - LRDSS at Ministry of Railways, Senior GM at Container Corporation of India (CONCOR). And Research Scholar at Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds Executive Assistant at Tata Steel.
(We said this on Dec 28, 2011)

NBCC to build new Vidhan Sabha house for Uttarakhand (UPDATED)
National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) has been entrusted to build new building of Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha. D P Gairola, Principal Secretary, Vidhan Sabha, Government of Uttrakhand and Neelesh Shah, SGM (SBG-Delhi), NBCC, exchanged signed MoU Documents for construction of Vidhan Sabha of Uttarakhand at Gairsen by NBCC. On this occasion were present include: G S Kunjwal, Speaker and Dr A P Maikhuri, Dy. Speaker, Vidhan Sabha. The cost of the project is approx. Rs.300 crore.

S Varadarajan selected as CMD, BPCL (UPDATED)
S Varadarajan, Director (Finance), BPCL, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 27, 2013. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

Rashmi Siddarth Zagade is Asst. Collector, Coimbatore in TN (UPDATED)
Rashmi Siddarth Zagade has been posted as Assistant Collector, Pollachi, Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. She is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Seven IAS officers of 1997 allotment get Super Time Scale in TN (UPDATED)
As many as six officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) belonging to 1997 batch have been promoted to Super Time Scale in Tamil Nadu. The officers include: Dr D Karthikeyan, Dr S Swarna, Ashish Vachhani, Pankaj Kumar Bansal, Satyabrata Sahoo and Har Sahay Meena.

Seven IAS officers of 2009 allotment get Senior Time Scale in TN (UPDATED)
As many as seven Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers of 2009 year of allotment have been promoted to Senior Time Scale in Tamil Nadu. The officers include: N Venkatesh, G K Arun Sundar Thayalan, Mrs Shilpa Prabhakar, Dr T G Vinay, T Annand, Nanduri Sandeep and Kiran Gurrala.

Four IAS officers of 2004 allotment get JAG in TN (UPDATED)
Four officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of 2004 year of allotment have been promoted to the Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) in Tamil Nadu. The officers include: Anshul Mishra, J Kumaragurubaran, Dr Pingale Vijay Maruti and T P Rajesh.

Seven IAS officers of 2000 allotment get Selection Grade in TN (UPDATED)
As many as seven Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers of 2000 year of allotment have been promoted to the Selection Grade in Tamil Nadu. The officers include: G Prakash, Anil Meshram, Santosh K Mishra, Dr M Rajendran, Mahesan Kasirajan, Dr R Palaniswamy and Dr J Uma Maheshwari.

CORPORATE

NSPCL CEO conferred exemplary leader award
Vishwaroop, CEO, NTPC SAIL Power Company (NSPCL), has been conferred with "Exemplary Leader Award" by World HRD Congress "Global HR Excellence Awards" held in Mumbai. Vishwaroop has been honored for his contribution to the Power Sector.

Rajesh Kumar Yadav is also Chairman, JMEL in Rajasthan
Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Managing Director, RSLDC and Commissioner, Industries, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman, Jaipur Metal and Electricals Limited (JMEL) in Rajasthan. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Dayani resigns as Director, Parikh Herbals Ltd
Jignesh J Dayani has resigned as Director of Parikh Herbals Ltd,

Gururaj ceases to be Director, State Bank of Mysore
Gururaj Acharya K. has ceased to be Director on Board of State Bank of Mysore.

Subramaniam nominated as Director, Indo Count Industries Ltd
Union Bank of India has nominated R. Subramaniam as Director of Indo Count Industries Ltd.

Gupta ceases to be Director, Power Finance Corporation Ltd
S C Gupta has ceased to be the Director of Power Finance Corporation Ltd on completion of his tenure.

Pal resigns as Non Exec. Director, Websol Energy System Ltd
Sushil Kumar Pal has resigned as Non - Executive Independent Director of Websol Energy System Ltd.

Rohtagi resigns as Nominee Director, Shree Rama Multi-Tech Ltd
Ashutosh Rohatgi has resigned as Nominee Director of JMF-ARC Pvt. Ltd. on the Board of Directors of Shree Rama Multi-Tech Ltd.

Goel resigns as Director, Chandra Prabhu International Ltd
Ved Parkash Goel has resigned as Director Chandra Prabhu International Ltd.

Goel appointed Addl. Director Chandra Prabhu International Ltd
Sanjay Goel has been appointed as Additional Director of Chandra Prabhu International Ltd.

Manudhane resigns as CFO, Atlanta Ltd
Abhay Manudhane has resigned as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Atlanta Ltd.

Ramanathan appointed CFO, Atlanta Ltd
Krishnan Ramanathan has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Atlanta Ltd.

Subudhi appointed Company Secretary, Bhagyanagar India Ltd
Bhagyanagar India Ltd has appointed Biswa Ranjan Subudhi as Company Secretary of the company.

Shaik resigns as Independent Director, Meghmani Organics Ltd
Akthar Hassen Goolam Hoosen Shaik has resigned as Independent Director of Meghmani Organics Ltd.

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It is incorrect

To say that the judiciary has no control over infrastructure in Courts is incorrect. With due respect, the judiciary is Supreme. It has all the powers in the world. It is only that the physician is unwilling to heal itself.

Srinivas Murali

Infrastructure problem is everywhere
With due respect to judiciary, Infrastructure problem is everywhere be it be in the legislature, judiciary or executive. But one has to go on. Why one can't work in situation, where in a poor country like ours, one may get facility less that their entitlement. Why can't people enter office carrying his own bag rather depending upon the chaprasi? Why can't people stop misusing office facilities especially car? Why people ask for new furniture, upholstery and other items immediately on their joining? Why people are still living in the 'British Feudal Raj' in a poor country like ours? If one has the initiative and drive one can do a lot instead of bickering. Honesty and integrity has to come from within. Further, if you fought with your family members at home, you should not vent in your feelings at the place of work. A lot of people like to sit in office late in the evening or on holidays and make the life of others hell. They are causing loss to the exchequer by allowing office facilities to extend beyond office hours. Everything can be done within the timings every one has to be serious.

B Bahadur

Stop eulogies
I note with utter chagrin that few officers use this august forum to post eulogies about themselves through pseudo friends. They claim themselves to be the finest ,honest and miraculous through such fake profiles .Anyone can understand it . It's a clever tactic of self praise through others. Most of the bureaucrats specially in the central government are like pond's frog ..The central government is like collapsing Mughal empire ..With these Mansoobdaars living in the past glory.

Shailja

Sufferings of CGHS beneficiaries

Recently Government has fixed rates of drug-eluting stents at Rs.25,000/ through a notification which is highly unrealistic low figures. The wire mesh at this cost can only be obtained from places like Bhagirath Palace in Delhi. The actual cost normally varies from 50,000/ to 1,00,000/- to a patient depending upon quality and approval. Due to such low rates many hospitals have withdrawn from CGHS empanelment and many will not provide the treatment to CGHS beneficiaries. It is not clear how the Government is taking such decisions without consulting private and Govt. hospitals. Health Ministry should first through consultation process involving private hospitals like Max, Escorts, Appolo, Batra, Sir Ganga Ram and Government hospitals like RML, Safadarjung etc. before fixing the rates of such specialized treatments. Any how CGHS beneficiaries are at the receiving ends. Please think about old and poor Govt. retirees before taking any unrealistic decisions. I will like to request Minister for Health & family welfare to please withdraw such orders and fix realistic limits for the treatment and also make sure the hospitals like Max, Escorts, sir Ganga RAm, Batra etc. provide treatments to CGHS beneficiaries. When Court can issue directives to these hospitals for providing treatment to poor patients upto 25% of capacity why not to CGHS beneficiaries where Government reimburses the cost of treatment.

N Prakash

Role of PIO in RTI
It is very easy to make suggestions / advice but impractical / untenable when it comes to practice. The officers handling the subjects are invariably made the PIOs for such subjects in various Ministries / Departments lest any other officers who are not handling the subject, when faced with the RTI request, will be perplexed as to the intricacies of an RTI request. He will surely bother the officer concerned for advice / guidance as also for records, for answering the RTI and there will be more cumbersome and cause delays and resultantly difficult to fix responsibility also. The edict that officers having lot of work in his charge may not be made the PIO is, therefore, to be taken with a pinch of salt.
R V Nathan

Prevent corruption

The solution suggested is laughable as it is presumed that everyone is a cheat. Is the solution suggested is existing anywhere in the world ? Better sense should prevail before even thinking on the suggested lines.

Ravinder Kumar